Hose clamp



Dec. ng, w23. y M775@ J. R. LOWREY HOSE CLAMP Filed Dec. 9. 1920.

Patented Een. 18, i923.

l narran i stares earner naar JOHN R. LOWREY, OF SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.

HOSE CLAMP.

Application iled'December 9, 1920. Serial No. 429,538.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. LowREY, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Pedro, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hose Clamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in hose clamps, the principal objects of my invention being to provide relatively simplev and efficient means for connecting a flexible tube suoli as a hose to a short nipple, Vone end of which latter is threaded in order that it may be readily seated ina threaded opening further, to provide a clam having relatively few parts thereby permitting the device to be easily 'and cheaply produced, and further, to generally improve upon and simplify the construction ofthe existing types 'of hose clamps.

With the foregoing and vother objects in View, my invention consists in certain novel features yof construction and arrangement of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

f Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a lnipple that forms the maine body portion of my improved hose clamp. s

Fig. 2 is 4a perspective view of a ring or collar that' is rigidly clamped upon the nipple.

s 1iFig. 8 is a perspective View of one of the hose retaining clamps forming a part of my invention. n v

Fig. t is a horizontal section taken lengthwise through the'center of a clamp of my improved construction, and showing .the same applied to the endv of a hose.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section ytaken ap# proximately on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the parts of the clamp in assembled relation and before the ring or collar is pressed on the nipple.

Fig. 7 is an elevational view of the assembled parts as they appear after the ring or collar has been clamped upon the nipple. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section taken through the center of a modified form of my improved hose clamp.

Fig. 9 is, a cross section taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 8.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a practical embodiment of my invention, 10 designates a nipple that Ais formed of a short section of met-al tubing, one end of which is `external-ly threaded, as designated by 11. Arranged upon this nipple adjacent vto the threaded portion 11 thereof is a ring or collar k121having formed in its innerperiphery `at 'diametrically vopposite points notches 13 lthat are adapted to receive the inner portions of hooks 14 that are formed on the ends 'of hose engaging straps 15, and which flatter are transversely corrugated at `twoor more points to form retaining ywire receiving notches or recessesv 16. These `(mein-bers 15 may be in the form of flat straps as 'illustrated in Fig. v3, or they may be formed from short sections of wire;

In the manufacture of the clamp, collar 12 is positioned on nipple 10 adjacent tothe inner end of thread 11 and with the `hooks 14 of the members 15 engaged in notches 113. When so assembled the parts appear `as illust-rated in Fig. 6*,.and to clamp the ring 12 onnipple 10'suitable'dfeforming pressure is applied to ring 12 at oppositely disposed points thereon, and at right angles toI the plane ccupied by the lmembers l5, and -sai'd ring` is Ypressed into Substantially oval shape, as illust-rated in Fig. 7, which action necessarily distorts the nipple 10, giving it a sub# stantially horizontal 'oval shape, and firmly clamping the `hooks 18 in the vvnotches 13. v When the device thus constructed is applied to the end of ay hose such. 'as A, ,the tubular body of the nipple 10 'is inserted Vin the end ofthe hose,` and a suitable tie wire or clamp 17 is positioned around the hose and drawn'tightly into the notches 'er recesses 16 in members 15, thereby very Asecurely connectingythe hose tothegdeviee.

In the. modified; construct-ion yillustrated in'Figs. 8 and 9,- the nipple 18 has formed on its periphery adjacent to its threaded end 19 an enlarged hexagonal portion 20, the faces 21 thereof being inclined. Adapted to be driven on to `this tapered hexagonalV portion 2O is a hexagonal ring or washer 22, the inner faces 23 of the opening in which are inclined or bevelled to the same angle as the inclined faces 21, and when this ring is driven on to the portion 20, the parts will be very firmly secured to each other and a substantially one-piece structure is produced.

The modified structure includes straps or hose engaging members 24 that are provided with hooks on their forward ends, and

which latter are engaged in suitable notches tormed in the ring or washer 22.v

A hose clamp of my improved construction is comparatively simple, comprises rela- A necting said hose to a section of tubing or an object such as a faucet, nozzle, tank or container.

Minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved hose clamp may be made and substituted for vthose herein shown and described wfithout departing from the Yspirit of my invention, the scope of whichis set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l.' In a h-ose clamp, a nipple, a separately formed collar :adapted to be seated by def-` ormation and thereby clamped vthereupon acent to one end and hose en'gaging'members clamped to said collar and lying substantially parallel with thev body of said nipple. v

2.' Ina hose clamp, a Separately formed nipple, a'collar adapted to be seated by deformation and thereby clamped thereupon adjacent to Y onel end, and hose engaging straps clamped to said collar and lying substantially parallel with the axis of the nipple, saidV straps being provided with transi versely disposed vrecesses adapted to receive hose tie members. Y v

3. In a hose clamp, anipple, al separately formed collar adapted to bev seated by deformation and thereby clamped' thereupon adjacent to one end and provided with internallyV arranged notches, and Vhose engaging straps having rebent'portions at one end seated in the notches of said collar. j 4. In a hose clamp, a nipple' and a separatelyvformed collar adapted to be seated A f by Vdeformation andv thereby clamped thereupon adjacent toone end which collar is notched in order to receive hose engaging straps,l f

5. In a hose clamp, a nipple, a separately formed collar adapted toV be seated by deformation vand thereby clamped thereupon adjacent to one end, and hose engaging members clamped between said collar and: nipple. Y Y

6. In a hose clamp, a nipple, a separately formed collar adapted tov be seated bydefcrm-ation and thereby Aclamped thereupon adjacent to one end, hose engaging mem-Y bers clamped between said collar' and nipple, and said' hose engaging members being provided with transversely disposed recesses that are adapted .to receive hose tie members. Y

7. In means for attaching a nipple Yto hose, a deformable collar provided Vwith notches and adapted to be seated by deformation adjacent to the threaded portion of said nipple, and members adaptedto extend longitudinally of said, nipple vand provided with hooks adapted to be seatedin said notches.

8. In means for attaching a nipple to hose, a deformable collar provided with'notches andk adapted Ytorbe seated byV deformation adjacent to the threaded portionof sadnipple, and members adapted to ,extend longitudinally of said nipple and providedk with hooks adaptedfto be seated in said notches and also provided with recesses. Y f 1 j 9. In means for attaching a nippleto hose, a deformable collar provided with notches and adapted to be seated by; deformation,V

adjacent to the threaded portion of saidnipple, members adapted to extend longitudinally of said nipple and pro-vided with hooks vadapted to be seated in said notches, and

clamping means engagingsaid membersand vsaid hose. y

10. A Vnipple provided Vwith attaching Y means for connecting it to a hose by circumferential clamps, said attaching means oomprising a collarl seated adapted tobeseoured by deformation adjacent the thread on said nipple, saidv collar being provided with notches, and rebentfhose engagingstraps seated in said notches. j

In testimony whereof I have. signedA my name to this'spe'cication.

JOHN s, LOWREY; 

